Rubber-heel-attaching plate for shoes



Oct. 14, 1930. v J, PQMERANTZ 1,778,089

RUBBER HEEL ATTACHING PLATE FOR SHOES Filed July 9. 1929 l Jmmm 9Jaaa/vk ljomewanz Patented Oct. 14, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICEJOSEPH POMERANTZ, F ENGLEWOOD, VNEW JERSEY I RUBBER-HEEL-ATTCHING PLATEFOR SHOES Application filed July 9, 1929. Serial No. l376,957.

This invention relates to improvements in shoes,and has for 'one .of itsobjects to enable arubber or other heel to be readily and firmly securedin place without the use ofmade from aluminum and having a smoothv uppersurface slightly concave to conform to the convexity of the'heel of thefoot.

The invention further comprehends the provision of a heel plate of thecharacter stated with means adapted to enable the heel portion oftheinner sole of the shoe to be glued thereto. d

The invention 1s hereinafter more fujlly described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a sectionalview'taken on a vertical plane extending centrally and longitudinallythrough the rear portion of a shoe equipped with the heelplate;

Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the' manner in which the heelplate isl secured to te middle sole'and stiif or counter of the s oe;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the heel v plate; and y y Figure 4 isa detailed sectional view taken 'on the vertical -plane indicated by theline 4 4 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 1 designates the outer sole, 2 themiddle sole, 3 the inner sole and 4 the upper of a shoe. 5 designatesthe heel stift' or counter, '6 the leather heel lifts and 7 the rubberheel of the shoe. In accordance with my invention, the shoe is equippedwith a heel plate 8 which is preferably made of aluminum andv isarranged between the middle sole 2 and the inner sole3. The heelplate 8is provided ad jacent its edges with equally spaced openings 9 to enableit to. be secured to the middle sole 2 and the stiff or counter 5 bystitching 10. rlhe heel plate 8 is provided on its under side withdownwardly extending lugs or bosses 11 which extend downwardly throughthe heel lifts 6 and are provided with screw threaded sockets 12 fullyclosed at their upper and fully opened at their lower ends.

The heel plate 8 is preferably provided with live of the lugs or bosses11, and the lugs lor bosses are arranged inwardly of the openings 9.

Two of the lugs or bosses 11 are arranged forwardly of the transversecenter of the heel plate 8, two of the lugs or bosses are arranged atsaid center of the plate, and the remaining lug or boss is arrangedrear- I wardly of said center of the plate.

The front lugs or bosses 11 are arranged close to the front edge of theheel plate 8 and are equally spaced from the longitudinal center of theplate; theintermediate lugs or bosses are equally spaced from saidcenter of the plate, and the rear lug or boss is arranged at said centerof the plate and close to the rear edge thereof. The arrangement of thelugs or bosses 11 on the heelplate 8 are such that they will aline withthe openings in the rubber heel 7 which is of the usual construction.

The provision of the heel plate 8 with the screw threaded lugs or bosses11, permits the rubber lheel to be secured in place by screws 13 whichpass through openings 14 in the 4rubber heel, and have their upper endsengaged with the lugs or bosses and have their heads arranged in thecountersunk lower ends 15 of the openings.

The heel plate 8 has a smooth upper surto the convexity of the heel ofthe foot. A strip of canvas 17 extends across the concave upper side'ofthe heel' plate 8, and is secured to the plate by the stitching 10, soas toenable the heel portion of the inner sole to be glued to the plate.

S As the heel plate 8 is made from aluminum and has a smooth concaveupper surface, it Will not noticeably increase the weight of\the shoeand will provide a irni and comfortable rest for the heel of the foot.As the sockets yface 16 which is slightly concave to conform of the? luor bosses 11 are closed at their upper en s, all liability of the screws13 working through the heel plate 8 and contactf n l ing with the heelof the footis obviated.

The stitching 10 by which it is secured to thefmiddle sole 2 and thestiff or counter 5, Y and the passage ofthe lugs or bosses 11 throughthe heel lifts 6, firmly secure the heel plate 8 in place, and the platein turn enables 10 the rubber heel 7 to be irnily secured in place bythe screws 13. Alsv the'lugs or bosses 11- pass through the heel lifts6, the screws 113 may be readily engaged therewith, with the result-that the rubber heel 7 ,may be readily J5 secured infplace. .p

While I have described the principle of the invention together with thestructure which I now consider the referred embodiment thereof, itis tobe un erstood that the structure shownv is merely illustrative and thatsuch changes may be made, when desired, as fall within the scope of theinvention as claimed. l 4

26 1. A heel plate for shoes provided adjacent its edges with openings,a strip of canvas applied to the"upper surface of the-plate, stitchingpassing through the openings and canvas to securethe canvas to theplate, and

30 hollow lugs internally screw threaded and extending downwardly fromthe lower side of the plate, the lower ends of the lugs being fully openand their upper ends being closed by the plate.

2. In a shoe, the combination 'with the in'- ner and outer soles, heelcounter and heel i lifts thereof, a heel plate arranged'within .the

shoe and provided with the concave upper 'c surface and providedadjacent-its edges with qopenings, a canvas covering overlying the -Iheel plate,vstitching passing through said openings andthe middle soleand 'counter to secure the heel plate thereto, the stitching alsopassing throuh'the cover to secure it`in Iplace, screw'threa ed lugs orbosses extendp ing downwardly from the heel plate through heel lifts, arubber heel, and screwsvv passing through the rubber heel and engagingthe lu orbosses. 0 testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.' v lJOSEPH POMERANTZ.

